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Elements of Geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many elements of geography are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

2

2.

What are the two types of location?

a)

relative location and human location

b)

absolute location and rounding location

c)

relative location and absolute location

d)

physical location and human location

3.

Relative location is...

a)

an exact location

b)

a general or nearby description

c)

an address

d)

using longitude and latitude

4.

Absolute location is...

a)

a general location

b)

telling someone where it is near

c)

a close location

d)

an exact location

5.

What are longitude and latitude lines used for?

a)

to give a nearby location of something

b)

only for captains of ships to use

c)

to give an exact location anywhere on the globe/earth

d)

to look pretty on a map or globe

6.

Places are described in two ways, what are they?

a)

physical characteristics and human characteristics

b)

physical characteristics and animal characteristics

c)

human characteristics and geographical characteristics

d)

geography and location

7.

Someone who creates maps are...

a)

geologists

b)

cartographers

c)

scientists

d)

map makers

8.

a bridge is...

a)

a physical characteristic

b)

a human characteristic

9.

a mountain is...

a)

a physical characteristic

b)

a human characteristic

10.

a volcano is....

a)

a physical characteristic

b)

a human characteristic

11.

We interact with our environment in two ways... (select two)

a)

positive interactions

b)

living on the earth

c)

helping animals

d)

negative interactions

12.

Recycling is....

a)

a positive interaction

b)

a negative interaction

13.

Pouring oil in the storm drain is....

a)

a positive interaction

b)

a negative interaction

14.

One thing that you will NOT find on a map is....

a)

scale bar

b)

definitions

c)

compass rose

d)

map key

15.

A language map shows....

a)

what languages are spoken where

b)

the weather of a certain location

c)

the landforms and physical features of a place

d)

the boundaries and lines of states or countries

16.

A climate map shows....

a)

what languages are spoken where

b)

the landforms and physical features of a place

c)

the weather of a certain location

d)

the boundaries and lines of states or countries

17.

A political map shows...

a)

what languages are spoken where

b)

the weather of a certain location

c)

the landforms and physical features of a place

d)

the boundaries and lines of states or countries

18.

A physical map shows....

a)

what languages are spoken where

b)

the landforms and physical features of a place

c)

the weather of a certain location

d)

the boundaries and lines of states or countries

19.

We talked about things that move around the globe. What are those things? (select all that we talked about)

a)

goods

b)

ideas

c)

schools

d)

people

20.

Which of the following is NOT a region of North Carolina?

a)

Piedmont

b)

Raleigh

c)

Coastal

d)

Mountain